Cushioned vehicle-wheel.



W. G. MOGARTY.

GUSHIONED VEHIULE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2 1908.

924,621. 7 Patented June 8, 1909.

witnesses OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. MCCARTY, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMAJ CUSHIONED VEHIG LE-W'HEELJ'.

No. e2e,e21.

Specification oi Letters Fatent Patented June 8,1903

. Application filed December 2,1908. Serial No. 465,60.

To all wh0.m it may concern:

Belt known that I, WILLIAM C. MGUARTY, a citizen of the United States, residing, at

Birmin ham, in the county of Jefferson and State 0 Alabama, have invented certain new and useiul Improvements in Cushioned Velncle-Vvheelspand I do hereby declare the viollowing t6 5e afull, ciear, and exact description of the invention,1such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertams to make and use the same, reference emg had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cushion tires adapted especially for automobiles, etc., and comprises various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims,

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation o'l a portion of the'owhecl embodying the features of my invention, one of the spokes being shown in longitudinal section, and Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by' letter, A designates the hub of a wheel and B the spokes, each of said spokes having alongitudinal recess C therein. D 18 a bar mounted one in each of said recesses and its outer end is threaded, as at D, and engages a nut E fastened to the rim section Fin any suitable manner.

G designates ahollow screw through which thethreads of said screw engage threads H formed in the wall of the recess in the spoke.

K designates a jam nut which is mounted upon the screw G and adapted to bear against the end of the spoke. A nut O is mounted upon the threaded end of the screw upon G and'has a groove 0 formed in its outer space. A spring Q, is interposed between the nut O and has one end seated in a groove 0 thereof, while the other end of the spring engages a groove e formed in the inner surface of the nut E.

To eachof the rim sections F is hinged an intermediate section R. the'hinges being at theends of the inner concaved surface thereof. RibsT project from the opposite edges of the rim sections, thus leaving a s ace between the same within which any h ler may be inserted, if desired.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that, by the provision of a vehicle wheel made as shown and described, a pneumatic tire may be dis ensed'with and the vibration coming t he rim will be taken u by the springs, the tension of Which may be readily regulated by the mechanism shown and described. Y

What I claim to be new is ACJShlOXl vehicle wheel, comprising a hub with hollow spokes, a hollow threaded shell mounted in the end of each spoke and having a flan ed end with a groove in the edge thereo a ivotal link rim, a tl'ireaded rod projectingrom each link opposite the end of a s ok'e and extending through said hollow shell andguided in a hole within the spoke, a nut fitted upon the threaded-circumferencc of said shell, a nut fitted uponth'e threaded portion of said rod and having a groove in the face thereof, a spring engaging the groove-in the flange of said shell and said nut, as shown and described.

in testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM C. MGCARTY.

Witnesses: I i

C. l MANLY, .l. lllUKMAN. 

